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Old 3rd Sep 2009, 17:44
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In the dim & distant past it was a requirement to remain on QNH until within 2000' of TA. Obviously you would need to remember to set 1013 prior to reaching TA to avoid potential level busts (with a low QNH).

However this requirement was abandoned to cut down the number of level busts.
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